** OUR MISSION AND GOAL FOR "YOU" WITH THESE SESSIONS **

• To help YOU develop your pickleball game by:

1. Helping you understand and maintain your DUPR Rating and DUPR Reliability Score system, now followed by Pickleball Victoria, Pickleball Australia, PPA/MLP, NPL, All Stars and ALL sanctioned pickleball tournaments in Australia, New Zealand and Asia.

2. Playing with similarly level and slightly higher level players to practice and level up your game in a FUN & COMPETITIVELY FRIENDLY tournament-like situations.

3. Participating in smaller official DUPR matches with similarly higher-rated players to develop your DUPR Rating and, importantly, your Reliability Score (optional).

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** Free Parking: Plenty of free parking is located within the school grounds parking next to the stadium or on Church St at the front of the Doncaster Secondary College basketball stadium.

Pickleball FUN Community (PFC) & Doncaster Secondary College (DSC) THRILLING THURSDAY BEGINNER TO INTERMEDIATE session offers 4 indoor Pickleball Courts, with all equipment including a variety of demo paddles (Joola, Hustle, 6.0, PikPok & Obelisk) to try out during your Pickleball FUN session.

BEGINNER ADVANCE TO LOWER INTERMEDIATE CLASSIFICATIONS

You are considered a Beginner Advance to Intermediate Player based on:

1. Your current DUPR Rating is 3.49 and under
2. Your current DUPR Reliability Score is below 60%, or you are just starting, and
3. You currently don't have a DUPR Rating set up on https://www.dupr.com/

• You will be using Pickleball Courts 5, 6, 7 & 8 within Basketball Court 2

• IMPORTANT: To move up to the Intermediate to Advance sessions, you will need to improve your DUPR Rating to 3.5 and DUPR Reliability Score to 60%. One way to accelerate this is to set up some Pickleball FUN DUPR matches within the session with your existing Beginner & Intermediate Players. We also have Mini-DUPR Tourneys that you can participate in at our other locations. This needs to be communicated via OpenSports message to Jay, before the beginning of your session.

• All matches are to 11, if 10 all, win by 2. Once a match is finished, then you must let another group of beginner & int. players use that same court unless you are invited back in by the next group of players.

• Another option is to DRILL between the next 4 beginner/lower int. players coming on the court for up to 8 MINUTES. The drills are what the players decide to work on with each other, or a certified coach hosting the session will give players a specific drill to work on based on the request for 8 minutes and then switch out.

• NO DUPR? NO WORRIES!
  WE CAN HELP DEVELOP YOUR DUPR RATING & YOUR GAME, WITH YOU!!

• If you don't have a DUPR rating, you will be initially allocated to either Pickleball Courts 5, 6, 7 and/or Court 8 (Basketball Court 2) at the Beginner/Intermediate level (DUPR 3.49 and under). NOTE: This rating cannot be just a self-assessment by you, so if you are not sure then you can discuss this with a fully certified Pickleball Coach to help identify and set up your DUPR Rating. The coach will refer you to the "USAPA Player Skill Rating Definitions."

** BOOK ONLINE NOW FOR YOUR THRILLING THURSDAY BEGINNER TO INTERMEDIATE!

** TO ENSURE COMPETITIVE MATCHES, AWESOME SPORTSMANSHIP & YOUR SAFETY! **

✅ FUN ENVIRONMENT: WE ALL have off days sometimes when things seem to go wrong no matter what we do; it is up to each and every single player to control their frustration/disappointment/anger and ensure this doesn’t ruin the game for others, whether it’s their partner making the mistakes or themselves. We all must look out for each other and create a safe and fun environment for everyone. 🥰

✅ DO PROPER WARM-UP ACTIVATION EXERCISES BEFORE YOUR SESSION: Warm-up activation exercises are very important to prepare your key muscles for the game and prevent injuries. NOTE: We have a list of activation exercises designed for pickleball which you can get from Jay McLean, just message him directly in OpenSports.

✅ PLAY WITHIN YOUR LIMITS: Do not push yourself beyond your limits. Know your capabilities and play accordingly.

✅ DRINK CONSISTENTLY THROUGHOUT YOUR SESSION: Staying hydrated is important to prevent cramps and other injuries.

✅ BE AWARE OF YOUR SURROUNDINGS: Look out for other players, spectators, and potential hazards on and near the court.

✅ DO NOT PEDAL BACKWARDS TO RETRIEVE BALLS: Avoid running backwards to retrieve balls as this can cause injuries. Instead, turn around and run forward to retrieve the ball.

✅ LET SOME CHALLENGING SHOTS GO: It's okay to give up a point to avoid injury.

✅ FEEDBACK: Ensure your partner is OPEN TO RECEIVING FEEDBACK during a game BEFORE providing any (e.g. would they prefer you waited until a time-out or the end of the game or are they open to receiving suggestions after every single rally?); remember the onus may be on YOU to keep quiet.

✅ DO PROVIDE POSITIVE ENCOURAGEMENT to your partner and even your opponents, if one makes a mistake or does an awesome shot; pumping up each other’s spirits can do wonders for your game!

✅ FORMULATING STRATEGIES (i.e. stacking) with your partner is encouraged but do ensure your partner understands and is comfortable with what is proposed; MOST IMPORTANTLY, allow them to provide feedback on your suggestions, it should NEVER be a “one-way street” as we are ALL learning and hoping to improve. Consider using words like “Can we please consider trying XYZ…” as opposed to “Make sure you do ABC or don’t do XYZ…”

✅ FUNDAMENTALS: It is expected that ALL PLAYERS follow FUNDAMENTAL PICKLEBALL STRATEGIES such as running to the kitchen line after returning serve (RETURN & RUN), SERVE & STAY strategy, both TRANSITIONING to the kitchen line and most importantly using a COMBINATION of soft and hard shots throughout the game and know when to use it (i.e. not just play as “bangers”).

✅ LASTLY, Don’t be afraid to HAVE AWESOME FUN & HAVE A LAUGH! 🤩🤩

** BOOK ONLINE NOW FOR YOUR THRILLING THURSDAY BEGINNER TO INTERMEDIATE!